"Preferred bidders for the competitions to establish the shared infrastructure needed to roll out smart meters across Great Britain have been announced.

Notification of successful applicant in relation to the grant of an electricity smart meter communication licence and a gas smart meter communication licence
These competitions will form the Data and Communications Company which is responsible for linking 53 million smart electricity and gas meters in homes and small businesses with the business systems of energy suppliers, network operators and energy service companies."

Our 3rd annual conference, Telecoms for Smart Grids, will address the current development of both UK and European communications infrastructures for Utilities. We will be discussing what communication infrastructure and backbone will be most secure, flexible, scalable and reliable. We will hear first results and challenges from key pilot projects, along with a view to next steps and conclusions.

The conference will give first hand insight and experience from Utilities on the progress and outcomes of trials in Smart Grid Communications technologies, such as

Fibre to building feasibility

IT Infrastructure for electric mobility

4G for Smart Grid

Smart Communications in the Home

Privacy and security

Communications selection criteria

Cost benefit, roll out considerations

Security

Experience with UK metering thus far

Integration with Renewable Energy Systems

Wireless IP Communications based on Wimax

Monitoring, Control and low latency considerations

Testing Long Range Radio

Teleprotection

CDMA 450 - European utility choses to deply its own private mobile network

Substation LAN and WAN design challenges

Data optimasation for IEC 61850 traffic over RF mesh network

"We found the event well organized with an extensive range of very competent speakers who clearly knew their topics very well. An excellent opportunity to network.” -Gilat

“What was really great about this event, was the balance between technical presentations (projects, trials…), policies – challenges – EU commission update and companies’ positioning – strategies in the Smart Grid world (telco, ICT…). -EDF Energy

“Very useful and definitely worthwhile attending”- Hughes Europe

“Thanks for the invitation and I must say that I’ve enjoyed the conference and the opportunity to share EDP developments on telecommunications for smart grids.
It’s important to continue sharing knowledge and ideas between utilities and telecom operators because we have a lot to learn with each other, and this conference was an example.” -EDP

Join us this September 23rd and 24th as we bring leading UK and European Utilities, Government and leading communication technology authorities for an in depth discussion on current pilot projects, challenges and solutions.

Gillian Adens, Director at Hippo Software and Ian Freeman, Systems Architect at Scottish and Southern Energy wrote this white paper on our their use of techniques like BPMN and UML on smart grid projects at SSE. The white paper is free to download and will also be distributed at the conference.

Future Networks and Policy at Scottish & Southern Energy Power Distribution are researching new systems and building foundations for Smart Grid Networks. This paper tells of a journey based on a vision to introduce more formal modelling methods using an IT practice to allow thecompany to deliver business-driven end-to-end solutions that meet business needs.

Don't miss this opportunity to hear front line case studies on European deployments, UK pilot projects and hear what technologies are winning confidence with Government and Utilities in establishing a flexible and secure communications back bone. What role do Telecoms companies have in the current market and what are the benefits their experience can bring to the future of Smart Grid, Metering and Smart Home?

Gain further understanding to the UK's overall approach to regulation, how does this compare to our European counterparts?

How will new licensing and regulatory changes will effect stakeholders?

What impact the role of the DCC will have in creating new opportunity and new guidelines, and what changes to this regulatory framework will need to be made?

Learn how Utilities have had to deploy and implement the right technological infrastructure to ensure a reliable, secure and flexible system - Europe and UK pilots

Who owns the Network - Utilities or Telecoms companies? Will we see convergence?

What does this system look like and who are the key players in it’s success?

How will Data utilization, security and privacy be managed?

What can we learn from European deployments?

What key regions we will see further develop?

Hear about the roll-out of smart metering equipment

What obligations do Utilities have in ensuring reliability?

What infrastructure will be most effective?

Ensuring privacy and data security- how secure is your network and how do Utilities convince consumers?

Gillian Adens, Director at Hippo Software and Ian Freeman, Systems Architect at Scottish and Southern Energy wrote this white paper on our their use of techniques like BPMN and UML on smart grid projects at SSE. The white paper is free to download and will also be distributed at the conference.

Future Networks and Policy at Scottish & Southern Energy Power Distribution are researching new systems and building foundations for Smart Grid Networks. This paper tells of a journey based on a vision to introduce more formal modelling methods using an IT practice to allow thecompany to deliver business-driven end-to-end solutions that meet business needs.

12:00 Smart Energy – Challenges against the background of an increasing share of RES

Gunnar Hoffman, Manager of Technology Corporate R&D, RWE AG

Motivation for the Integration of RES

Challenges associated with the energy turnaround

Potential solutions in the area of Smart Energy

12:35 Networking Lunch

14:00 Introducing Project Falcon

Sanna Atherton, Senior Project Manager, Western Power Distribution

Project Falcon is a major LCNF project led by Western Power Distribution. It aims to explore methods for coping with increased demand for electricity. Traditionally, increased demand for electricity has been handled using reinforcement - essentially making the network stronger, for example with thicker cables. Project Falcon will test six alternatives to reinforcement

What we set out to do, challenges and lessons learnt

How a wireless IP communications network based on WiMax has been designed to accommodate the different requirements including, monitoring, control and low latency applications such as tele-protection

15:10 Afternoon Tea

15:40 A European perspective in respect of two of the Key Challenges surrounding the roll out of Smart Grids

Tracey Sheehan , Partner, Taylor Wessing

Objective of Presentation
> The purpose of my presentation is to give the delegates a high level European perspective in respect of two of the Key Challenges surrounding the roll out of Smart Grids
> Within the European Economic Area, the EU Commission is currently exploring how it can achieve cross member state co-operation, common level of network security, drive down costs
> The driver for this is an uneven level of capabilities at national level across the EU, ensuring security of critical infrastructure and driving down costs of infrastructure roll out.

• Cost Controls
• It is recognised that the largest single cost component is civil engineering - up to 80%.
• Enhancing transparency and coordination of civil engineering works;
• Handling requests to rollout networks in a more efficient and transparent way;
• Ensuring the EU is ready for Next Generation Access buildings;
• Making a better use of existing infrastructure, including across utilities.
• Industry Thoughts - Support from telecoms operatorS

16:20 Telecoms and Utilities – Convergence? What can utilities learn from mobile operators?

Carlos Lourenco, Head of M2M, Optimus

What Mobile operators learned in the market that can be now also valuable to the Power utilities?

Why Telco industry may help to develop suitable operational capabilities to the Power industry?

Who can provide insightful marketing role models and customer management strategies to PowerCo’s?

Where should Mobile operators position themselves to better leverage the development of Smartgrids?

How can Mobile networks scale and cope with the needs of the future advanced Smartgrids services?

Tracey Sheehan

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